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New Yorkers: Beware of ‘Monster’ Plant Causing Blisters, Blindness
It makes the carnivorous Venus flytrap look downright tame. A monster plant with flowers the size of umbrellas and sap…
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Get a flat belly by Friday
Need another reason to hate Mondays? Tight post-weekend waistbands. Unless you spent the past two days living like a monk,…
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Donated stem cells may work best for heart patients
Stem cells culled from the bone marrow of healthy donors work as well or even better as cells harvested from…
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Woman Lives With Chopstick Lodged in Eye for 11 Years
A woman from China, who was suffering from an eye infection, surprised doctors when they discovered the cause of her…
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One in eight teens misuses prescription painkillers
One in eight older teens has used powerful painkillers when they weren’t prescribed — and many of them start misusing…
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Shoppers Shrug Off Fears About Toxic Reusable Bags
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – So you care about the environment, and you take a reusable shopping bag with you to the…
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New imaging technique may help predict long-term impact of concussions
In a new study, researchers are using a novel technique to map the damage caused by concussions, in hopes that…
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Tests for Inherited Colon Cancer May Be Worth Cost
Screening tumors from all colon cancer patients could be a cost-effective way of spotting families at high genetic risk of…
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Carbon Monoxide Sickens 61 at Youth Hockey Game
Gunnison, Colo. – An ice-cleaning machine was the source of a carbon monoxide leak that sickened 61 people at a…
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